Guangde City is close to Yixing, dozens of miles away from the border is Yixing County Zhiyangxian, and Wuxing County Changcheng County is only a mountain away, and a little south is Wukang. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

Such a geographical location is not enough to become a place where soldiers must fight. However, because there are many mountains and few ditches in Guangde, and Jiangdong has experienced repeated turmoil since the Chinese and Korean dynasties, Guangde City often becomes the front line for Wuzhong volunteers to gather to resist foreign invaders.

The more than two months of military affairs made Guangde outside the city a mess. Because there was no one to cultivate, the fields were full of weeds, and the ruined villages were devastated. Occasionally, some manors that have been held to this day are still a little popular and unpopular, and they seem to exist in a forgotten world.

Many refugees fled from the city to the four fields, and the news of the destruction of the city also spread outward, and the news of panic soon enveloped this world.

At this time, in the big tent of the Liyang Army, Han Huang had just received some people who had entered the camp on behalf of various families in the city to surrender to Cheng, and was preparing to count the guards to officially take over the city. Compared with the past, Han Huang had a little tiredness and haggard on his face, but also a hint of relief. He finally lived up to his lord's entrustment and uprooted the last fortress that set foot in Wuzhong.

In the past two months, in addition to sweeping away other opposition forces in Xuancheng, Han Huang has also maintained an offensive of sufficient intensity against Guangde City. But the real city was broken, but it was not the desperate efforts of the soldiers, but the internal strife of the defenders in Guangde City, some people could not withstand the long-term siege and oppression of the Liyang army, and finally captured Shi Huanyi and surrendered out of the city.

In the attack on Guangde City, Han Huang had some strength. Not because he was deliberately merciful, but because he knew that after conquering Gyeonggi, the strategic goals of the lord had changed. They were no longer the rebels who had rebelled earlier, but because they occupied Gyeonggi and controlled the emperor, they had a hint of royal division, and the war was no longer for the purpose of killing and plundering, but to subdue and deter those who opposed.

Guangde is the bridgehead for advancing into Wuzhong, and if Han Huang kills too much here, then advancing into Wuzhong in the coming day will inevitably encounter more fierce resistance. In this way, it is very unfavorable to the idea of the main public relocation to the metropolis.

It is precisely because of such a little more overall trade-off than other generals that Han Huang can become a commander under the command of the lord who can be independently responsible for one aspect.

For Guangde City to hold on for so long, Han Huang also admired Shi Huanyi in Xuancheng, who was guarding the city. In his opinion, Huan Yi simply didn't know anything about military strategy, otherwise it would be impossible for him and others to easily cross the river, and in just a few days, he swept through most of the area of Xuancheng, leaving only a lonely stronghold.

But Han Huang also had to admit that Huan Yi was a capable person, able to concentrate manpower, unite all parties, and stick to a lonely city until now. It is precisely because Huan Yi's appeal is not weak that Han Huang beheaded this person after he was tied to the camp to show the public, so as to avoid the recurrence of the situation, and he was not soft-hearted or jealous because Huan Yi was quite famous.

After all, his most important task at the moment was to stabilize the situation in Guangde, and then go to Wuzhong to prepare for the next military move. The defeat of Jiankang Dong Zhang Jianbu made the battle a little urgent now, and he didn't have much time to negotiate with Huan Yixu and Wei Snake.

Surrounded by hundreds of guards, there were more than ten local villagers in front of him and the original Xuancheng County magistrate who opened the way, and Han Huang entered Guangde City.

After being besieged for several months, the scenery in Guangde City is not good. Many of the dwellings that entered the city wall were demolished, and the masonry, stone, and wood were used to defend the city, and there were sometimes horizontal and vertical obstacles on the streets, which were probably arranged to be used as a line of defense for street battles after the city was broken, but they were no longer needed.

The streets and alleys were filled with Liyang soldiers who had entered the city first, tasked with clearing the city of any remaining armed resistance, and at the same time driving the chaotic people home, preventing them from congregating from one lane to another. Of course, this process was accompanied by killing and plundering, and as Han Huang walked into the city, screams and howls were heard endlessly. As long as it is not too outrageous mass killing, he does not prohibit it, nor does he force Qiu to commit military discipline without committing any crimes.

The siege of the city for a long time, and the capture after the city was broken, on the one hand, was a reward for the soldiers, and on the other hand, it was also a deterrent to the local families in front. Only by making the people with the appeal of the countryside in these places feel palpitations and fear, can they take over the management of the city more smoothly later.

Witnessing the many chaos in the city and the blood flowing in the streets and alleys, the families in charge of opening the road in front of them really couldn't be indifferent, and whispered in front for a long time before they elected one person to come forward and carefully advise: "I have been admiring General Han's prestige for a long time, governing the army strictly, and I can't bear the pain of the villagers anymore, so I dare to surrender to the general's account, and I hope that the general can protect the ......villagers."

The person in front of him, Han Huang, is no stranger, named Jiang Boguan Ren Jing County Commander, and is also a leader of this surrender. After hearing this, Han Huang chuckled and said, "Don't worry about Jiang Ling, the Zun Mansion and the princes' families have already been taken care of by soldiers, and they will never be disturbed." As for the current small chaos, the soldiers have been trapped in the countryside for a long time, and it is inevitable that they may have wandering when they enter the city at first glance, and they will stop later, so there is no need to worry. ”

Hearing Han Huang's answer, Jiang Bo didn't dare to persuade him anymore, and his expression was slightly discouraged, and he turned around and continued to move forward.

After passing a street corner, the sound of fighting in front of him suddenly became loud, Han Huang's face sank when he heard the commotion, and he held the longbow in his hand, signaling his soldiers to go forward to investigate. The soldiers returned shortly after the pass, followed by two groups of sergeants who looked at each other, one of them with grass-green scars on his cheeks and arms, which were quite conspicuous to look at, except for the one who led the troops.

The soldiers stepped forward to pay their respects, and it turned out that the previous commotion was caused by the two separate groups of sergeants fighting for the spoils of war. When Han Huang heard this, his face suddenly became gloomy, this kind of loot snatching was rarely seen in his army. But this time when he came to the south, in addition to his own department, the lord transferred many dependent departments to him, and some time ago Kuang Xiao's reinforcements arrived, similar things that corrupted military discipline were repeatedly prohibited.

For this kind of disregard for military discipline, Han Huang has always been severely punished, and it is not good to directly interrogate on the street in front of those people in Guangde City, so he directly ordered the two sergeants to go out of the city, and at the same time tied up the leaders and whipped them on the street.

After solving this matter, Han Huang continued to move forward and joined Kuang Xiao, who entered the city first. Next, a banquet was held to entertain those who surrendered, in addition to relying on them to stabilize the situation in the city, and at the same time, they also asked these families to come forward to raise food for the army as a supply for the next military operation.

It was enough to stabilize the situation in the city, but when he heard Han Huang's request to collect thousands of grains in a few days, the faces of everyone in the banquet became ugly, and after being silent for a long time, Jiang Bo was responsible for speaking: "General Han also knows that the military has been delayed for a long time, and both inside and outside the city wall have suffered from this, and now that the grain in the city has been exhausted, it is really difficult to mobilize so much rice and grain for a while......"

Han Huang was born in a handsome country, and he is not a good person, although his ferocity has been slightly restrained in recent years, he is by no means an elegant gentleman. He naturally knew what the background of these big clans was, even if the city was besieged for ten years, they would definitely starve to death in the end.

After hearing this, he sneered: "Thanks to your help, I can enter this city, and it is not appropriate to have many more intrusions." However, the military resources are scarce, and if the military is delayed by Su Hussar, it is not for me to bear it. If you are in trouble, I will not force it. Later, he ordered the soldiers to eat, and there was no longer any more labor. ”

When everyone heard this, their faces changed, and Han Huang's words were clearly to get rid of them and let the sergeants take away the civilian rations. Once such a thing happens, they lure thieves into the house and have no shame to gain a foothold in the township, and the most important thing is that each family may not be spared. So Jiang Bo spoke again: "The army has been fighting hard for a long time, how dare you disturb it with trivial things." The matter of collecting grain should be shared by us, so please take a moment of patience from the general, and we will do our best to raise funds for the army. ”

After sending these people away, Han Huang returned to the room, and Kuang Xiao on the table couldn't help but laugh and said: "Since crossing the river, Ziguang has become more and more serious, but he is slightly less sharp. If they are still in the backbone of Jiangbei, how dare these people have one or two prevarications! ”

After hearing this, Han Huang also smiled: "The present and the past are not the same, how can you rely on the old state for a long time." We followed the lord to the north and south, and we were no longer the young Xu Youyong in the past. Now that the lord is coercing the people to return to the capital to persuade the government, the big thing is about to be accomplished, and he is about to gather the help of the people, how can he fight again, and the four sides will make enemies. ”

Kuang Xiao showed a playful smile on his face after hearing this, shook his head with a wine glass and sighed: "Ziguang said this, I have heard a lot about my brother. Both of you are strategic, and I am far behind. But I can't see this as fun, the difference between the cold and the high gate is especially worse than the danger of the river. In previous years, I was humiliated by Liyang, and I was inspired by anger and courage to become today. The lord wants to surrender the inside and outside with grace, but he is a little less brave and binds his own hands and feet. ”

Han Huang was also silent when he heard this, what Kuang Xiao said was not a worry in his heart. The lord is willing to give preferential treatment to the high gate in exchange for recognition, although he does not object to it, but he also knows that it is too difficult. Those old Wang's high-ranking disciples were born different from them, and they were different from them, and they had to mix strongly, and most of them brought humiliation on themselves.

Thinking of this section, Han Huang couldn't help but think of the Wuzhong Yulang Jun who introduced him as a confidant, this was probably the only different anointed child he had encountered in his life. This recognition, Han Huang is Minggan did not dare to forget, but he was timid to respond because of his self-contempt.

After learning about the war outside the Great Cause, Han Huang's mood was extremely complicated, with mixed joys and sorrows. On the one hand, he was pleased that Shen Zhezi's virtuous deeds were displayed in the world, and on the other hand, he was worried about Zhang Jian's fiasco. There is no kind of intrigue between him and Zhang Jian, who joined the army in his early years because he had no family resources, and fought alone in every battle, or because Zhang Jian divided his troops into him, he gradually became famous, and they were also teachers and friends with each other.

On the one hand, he is a confidant who looks down on him, and on the other hand, he is a good friend who has an irreversible relationship, and the collision between them has made Han Huang feel anxious. Thinking that after conquering Guangde, the next step may be to wash Wuzhong, Han Huang's heart couldn't help but be even heavier.